Self-grinding and equalizing valve for explosive-engines.



A. c. MENGES. SELF GRINDING AND EQUALIZING VALVE FOR EXPLOSIVE ENGINES.

APPLICATION FILED SUNE 9. 19H.

1,258,353 Patented Mar. 5, 191g 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

WITNESSE8: INVENTOR Q) fi/ 27 W W4 W A. C. MENGES.

SELF GRINDING A D EQUALIZING VALVE FOR EXPLOSIVE ENGINES.

, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9. 19H.

1,258,353. mm Mar.5,1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 WITNESSES: IN 1/5 A! TOR ALBERT C. MENGES, 01: IMEMPI-lIIiS,

SEEF-GELINDING AND EQUALIZING VALVE FOR EXPLOSIVE-ENGINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, i918.

Application filed June '3, 1917. tierial No. 173,735.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Armani U. lli/lENHEtl, a citizen of the United. Eitates, residing at Memphis, in the county oi. Shelby and tltate of 'lcnnessee, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in tielii-(irinding and Equalizing Valves for Explosivc- Engines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable any one skilled in the art to make and use same.

My invention relates more especially to i11'1]I)10V61Il81ll;S in puppet valves, whereby they are rotated slightly each time they open and thereby self-grind themsolmis suilicientl y to keep them clean and seating tight.

The objects oi? my invention are to provide means whereby the valves will be rotated slightly each time they are opened, thereby keeping the valves clean and ground to a perfect seat, and changing the points of wear on the valve stems and guides, causing them to remain centered, preventing sticking of the valves or stems, and minimizing the wear on same. A further object is to make the valves scat tighter and to do away with the excessive valve grinding now periodically necessary, thus giving a more even mixture of gas in the engine and causing same to run more steadily.

I accomplish these objects as will he more fully hereinafter set out in the drawings, specifications and claims.

in the drawings Figure 1 is a section through. the cylinder and one of the valves of what is ltnovvn as a valve in the head engine, talcen. at right angles to the center line of: the engine, and showing the valve open.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation oi a :tour cylinder engine of the same type on a. reduced scale. I

Fig. 3 is an end elewition taltcn on the line .lll llll of Fig. .1: looking in the direction of the arrow showing a. modified form.

Fig. i is a plan view taken on. the line I'V IV oi. Fig. looking" down.

llelerring now to the drawings in which the parts are indicated by the same numerals in all the views, 1 is the cylinder, 2 the piston, 3 the ordinary type of puppet valve, 4:

the valve seat which in the particular type of engine shown is at the lower end of a re-" movable "age 5, which cage is held in place by an exteriorly threaded retaining collar 6, which collar screws into the head 7 of the cylinder 1. 8 is the valve stem. which or tends upward throiigh a guide 9, which guide is an integral part oi the cage 5. 10'

is the valve spring concentric with the valve stem, ii the roclter arni operating the valve and 1% a post forming the fulcrum for the rocker arm 11.

The spring 10 comes at the upper end against a not or collar 13 fastened securely yet removahly to the valve stem 8 and the said spring in turn firmly attached to the collar, preferably by turning up the end 10 into a correspond ing hole in the said collar. The collar i3 is preferably screwed on a threaded portion oi? the valve stem 8 as shown and it so screwed on is preferably hold against rotation on the said stem by a pin or cotter lcey 1 21: inserted through a hole in. both. Art the opposite or bottom end the spring 10 rests against a stop 15 on a worm gear 16, which worm gear is essentially a flat disk centered on the valve stem lO and having worm gear teeth out on its periphcry, this gear in turn rests in a housing 17 whi ch housing" rests on the cylinder head 7, and 1s ru'c'vented from rotating by a lug or pin 17"- extending into a corresponding groove in the said cylinder head. This housing 17 has an extension 17" at right angles to the center line of the engine, which extension is adapted to carry a w'or1n18 mounted on a worm shaft 1-) parallel to the center iine oi the engine, extending as shown in Fig. 2 the length of the engine, andcarryr inn; on the. :t'ront end a policy 20 which is driven by a. belt 21 pus 5,; over the said pulley 530 and a corms-pointing pulley 22 on the :i'an slut-lit 23. 524i is a hearing fastened to the engine and. supporting the shaft 19 at the pulley 20.

The operation of thedevice is as follows:

Referring first to Fig, 2, the engine having been starteth'the shaft 19 is rotated by the belt 21 acting through the pulley 20, thus rotating, in the case of the tour cylinder en gins shown, the eight worms corresponding to the eight valves shown. Referring now to Fig. 1 the action on an individual valve is as tollowsz 'lhe worm shaft 19 rotates the Worm iii and through it the worm gear 17. The lug 15 engages thelower end of the spring 10 and rotates same around the valve stem 8. During that period of the cycle of action in which the valve 3 is open, it is 1'0- tated hy the action above referred to, the sprin l0 rotating the collar 13 and through it the valve stem 8 to which the said collar is low - It will, of course, be readil fastened. During that period of the cycle,

however, in which the valve is closed the spring 10 is put in torsion by the rotation of the worm gear 17, which torsion acts to sud- 5 denly rotate the valve as it leaves the valve seat, giving a light grinding action and presenting new surfaces for wear'both in the valve and seat and in-the valve stem and bearings.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown a modified form 'of-the rotating mechanism in which ratchet teeth arecut on the periphery of the disk 16*;instead of the worm gear teeth be 1 fore shown. This disk is rotated by a ratchet pawl which engages the ratchet "teeth on the disk, being held in engagement by the spring 26; v The pawl 25 is pivoted on j afratch et bar 27 which in turn is pivoted to a, winging arm 28 having the valve stem 20 8,.as a' center. The arm 27 is reciprocated by ac'rankarm- 29 keyed or otherwise firmly fastened on a shaft 19 corresponding to the I shaft 19 and like it extending the full length of the engine. 30 is a bearing, (out way in Fig. 3 to show the other mechaism), fastened to the engine and carrying hesaid shaft which is bent to form a crank arm'31 and crank pin 32. 33 is a connecting rod connecting this crank arm 32 with an 30 eccentric 34 (or if desired crank arm and pin) on the fan shaft 23.

Theoperation is as follows: The fan shaft rotating, the eccentric 34 reciprocates the rod 33 oscillating the crank arm 31 and i 35 lshaft 19 and through it the arm 29 (and 1 similar arms not shown on the other cylinders) which 'reciprocates the ratchet bar 27 causing the pawl 25 to engage successive teeth on the ratchet and put the spring 10 I 40 under torsion as described under the worm gear type.

seen that while I have described this devlce solely as attached to a valve in the head. motor, it

'45 can easily be adapted to other forms of puppet valve motors. It will also beseen that the worm shaft 19 may be driven directly from the engine shaft and may be driven by chain drive or even by'gearing if desired and that the method of attaching the spring to the valve stem'and to the wornr wheel may also be varied.

avingnow fully described my invention, what I ,claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent in the United States is 1. In a. self-grinding puppet valve, the

' combination with the cylinder head, the valve seat formed in said head, the valve, the viilve stem, a spring concentric with said stcmand firmly attached at one end thereto for closing said valve against said seat, and means of opening said valve against the pressure of said spring, of a disk concentric with said valve stem interposed between said spring and said cylinder head, a lug on said .disk engaging said spring and means of rotating said disk, so that said spring will be put in torsion when said valve is closed and will rotate said valve as same opens, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a self-grinding puppet valve, the combination with the cylinder head, the valve seat formed in said head, the valve, the valve stem, a spring concentric with said stem and attached at one end thereto for closing said valve against said seat, an means of opening said valve against 'th pressure of said spring, of a disk concentric with said valve stem interposed between said spring and said cylinder head and engaging said spring, worm gear teeth out on the periphery of said disk, a worm engaging said teeth, and means of rotating said worm so' that said spring will be put in torsion when said valve is closed and will rotate said valve as same'opens, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

. 3. In a puppet valve engine having a plurality of cylinders, the combination with a cylinder head for each of said cylinders,

' interposed between said spring and its corresponding cylinder head, a lug on'each of said disks engaging the corresponding spring, worm teeth on the periphery of each of said disks, an individual worm engaging 'eachof said disks, a shaft carrying sai worms and means of rotating said shaft and thereby rotating. saiddisks, so that each of said springs shall be put in torsion when its corresponding valve is closed and will rotate said valve as same opens, substantially as and'for the purposes described.

4. In a self-grinding puppet valve, the combination with the cylinder head, the valve seat formed in said head, the valve, the valve stem, a spring concentric with said stem and attached at one end thereto for closing said valve against said seat, and means' of openin said valve against the pressure of said spring, of a disk concentric with said valve stem interposed between said spring and said cylinder head and engaging said .spring, worm gear teeth out on the periphery of said disk, a worm engaging said teeth, a housing surrounding said disk and worm to hold. same in, mesh, and means of rotating said worm so that said spring will be put in torsion when said valve is closed and will rotate said valve as same opens, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a puppet valve engine having a plu rality of cylinders, the combination with a cylinder head for each of said cylinders, valve seats formed in said heads, valves adapted to close against said seats, valve stems for said valves, a spring concentric with each of said valve stems'and attached at one end thereto for closing said valve against its said seat, and means of opening said valves against the pressure of said springs, of a diskconcentric with each of said valve stems interposed between said spring and its corresponding cylinder head a lug on each of said disks, an individual Worm engaging each of said disks, a housing surrounding each of said disks and its corresponding worm to hold same in mesh, a shaft carrying said worms and supported by hearings in said honsin and means of rotating said shaft, and tlereby rotating said disks, so that each of said springs shall be put in torsion when its corresponding valve is closed and Will rotate said valve as same opens, substantially as and for the purposes described.

6. In a self-grinding pup et valve, the

combination with the cylin' er head, the.

valve seat formed in said head, the valve, the valve stem, a sprin concentric with said stem and firmly attac ed at one" end thereto for closing said valve against the pres- D. C. MILLER, A. H. PAYNE. 

